People, Planet, Profit!
June 12, 2009
Admin Bandit, developed for community organisations has won heaps of accolades, as has its developer, entrepreneur and Canberra mother of two, Nerida Gill, who is passionate about making that ‘hard to fill job’ of treasurer easier and so supporting hardworking […]
June 11, 2009
Social Traders is a collaborative effort between the Victorian State Government, a private family trust and a consortium of community sector organisations with broad experience in social enterprise development. It aims to ‘facilitate, support and advocate for the development of […]
June 10, 2009
This morning I see Treeehugger is reporting that the German town of Lünen will become the first in the world to have its own dedicated biogas network – something for our Transition Towns to think about? “The 6.8 MW power […]
June 4, 2009
Lane Burdett of businessresources.com.au has sent us this link to a great piece of lateral ‘ecological’ thinking. Check it out for your next business card. The Idea Instead of PRINTING a business card, the business ‘card’ morphs into a rubber […]
June 4, 2009
With all that rain in NSW people are again saying “Grafton floodwaters would save Murray-Darling—build the Clarence Scheme!” Are some of the old ideas gaining currency? I was fascinated by the following; The Bradfield Water Schemes – for ‘nouveaux’ engineers […]
June 3, 2009
‘Freedom from Fear’ is the theme for Refugee Week 2009 – 14-20 June and the Fitzroy Learning Network (FLN) in inner Melbourne. FLN is inviting people to help celebrate their refugee clients’ lives here and our aspirations for freedom for […]
May 25, 2009
Once again – amazing. No sooner do I realise Victoria is getting into relocalisation and Transition Towns than I see Sydney is right into it too – and involving Robert Pekin of Brisbane’s successful Food Connect. The live local website […]
May 23, 2009
The Housing Industry Association-Boral GreenSmart Awards have now been running for 10 years. They recognise the importance of environmentally advanced housing. The following list of winners would have to be a ‘good green starting point’.. Award Winners Across Australia TOP […]
May 21, 2009
Jo Studdert’s article on ‘the resourceful use of energy’ to provide future employment makes interesting reading (Weekend Australian Saturday 16/5/2009 Page 6). As expected mining employment is set to fall sharply over the course of this year and is likely […]
May 18, 2009
After wondering for some years why relocalisation and Transition Towns seem to cluster in Queensland I hear parts of Geelong are now involved AND that the Municipal Association Vic (MAV) is holding a public meeting to investigate the ‘building of […]
May 13, 2009
Diederik and Tara Haneveld’s account of building a fire bunker on their property Bodhidharma, at Shepherd’s Flat near Daylesford, Vic – passed on to us by Soumitri Varadarajan – is worth reading. Yes, there were fires in the Wombat State […]
May 12, 2009
There is Grey Nomad work available at Ben Burn Organic Packers Pty Ltd in Irymple, NW Victoria, a 10 minute drive from Mildura and the Murray River. About Ben Burn The company is NASAA certified Organic and its Director/Owner is […]